In addition, the agency sought civil penalties of about $50.4 million from polluters for cases initiated under Mr. Trump. enforcement officers will stand down on some pollution cases, according to agency documents. Heritage Thermal went door to door offering to wash people’s houses and replace vegetables in their gardens. PhotoAnd in East Liverpool, just down the street from the Heritage Thermal incinerator, S.H. Bell found “the highest levels of ambient manganese concentrations in the United States,” a complaint issued during the Obama administration said.

Source: New York Times December 10, 2017 15:13 UTC